§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress has been made in his policy to bring forward proposals for voluntary involvement in street cleaning.
§ Mr. YeoLast year, my right hon. and learned Friend the then Secretary of State announced two new initiatives concerning voluntary involvement in improving the quality of the local environment. One was for a network of community environment wardens, the other was a study of the United States "adopt-a-road" scheme. Having consulted the voluntary sector on these proposals. we are commissioning a feasibility study by consultants on how best to explore the potential of the community environment warden concept. This work will take account of the study carried out by the Tidy Britain Group of the "adopt-a-road" schemes.